All Grocery articles – Page 569
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News
Thorntons sales melt in cold weather
Thorntons, the specialist chocolatier, reported like-for-like sales down 5.9% in company-owned stores over Christmas as the snow kept shoppers away.
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NewsSainsbury’s open first sandwich shop
Sainsbury’s has opened its first sandwich shop this morning in Fleet Street, nearby to its Holborn head office.
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NewsTesco reports modest Christmas growth
Tesco has reported modest growth over Christmas with UK like-for-like sales for the six weeks to January 8 up 0.6%, saying it was “hindered” by the snow.
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NewsFortnum & Mason reveals record Christmas
Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has notched up a record Christmas despite, it said, the snow, tube strikes and student riots in central London.
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Opinion
Tesco still pondering social media
Social networks might seem ubiquitous for consumers who have been used to them for years, but many of the biggest players in the retail world are still figuring out what their role is on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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NewsTesco explores opening in Vietnam
Tesco is understood to be looking to open in Vietnam, in a move that would extend its empire to 15 countries.
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NewsShop price inflation rises to 2.1% in December
Shop price inflation rose to 2.1% in December, up from 2% in November, as rising costs pushed prices up.
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NewsSainsbury's reports record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas with like-for-like sales excluding petrol up 3.6% for its third quarter in the 14 weeks to January 8.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, says Kantar
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner among the big four grocers as it was the only one to have increased its market share over the festive period, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsMarks & Spencer posts 2.8% Christmas like-for-like sales rise
Retail bellwether Marks & Spencer generated UK like-for-like growth of 2.8% and market share gains over the Christmas period, despite arctic weather conditions.
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NewsTesco China boss Ken Towle to move back to UK to head online
Tesco China chief executive Ken Towle is to return to the UK to take over the online operation under the newly-created role of director of internet retailing.
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NewsOFT called upon to block Tesco takeover of Mills
Convenience retail trade body the ACS has called on the OFT to stop the takeover of Mills Group by Tesco’s c-store business One Stop.
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NewsOcado Christmas sales up 26.7%
Ocado has reported gross sales up 26.7% to £50.9m in the four weeks to December 26, with gross sales of £12.3m, up 43.5%, in Christmas week itself.
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NewsMorrisons Christmas like-for-likes up 1%
Morrisons has reported like-for-like sales up 1% in the six weeks to January 2, saying it served an average of two million more customers each week over the Christmas period than five years ago.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, according to Nielsen
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner out of the big four grocers according to market research company Nielsen.
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NewsTesco unveils UK board appointments
Tesco has made a raft of appointments in its newly-created UK board, under UK chief executive Richard Brasher.
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NewsTesco acquires 128 Czech Republic stores for £35m
Tesco has strengthened its central European operations with the acquisition of 128 convenience stores in the Czech Republic for CZK1.02bn koruna (£35.1m).
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NewsBond stands down as Asda chairman
Asda chairman Andy Bond has stepped down from his position just nine months into the role and will leave parent Walmart at the end of March after completing its acquisition of South African general merchandise retailer Massmart.
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AnalysisCarrefour enters India solo with cash and carry store
Following in the footsteps of its global rivals, Carrefour has finally entered the Indian market with its first cash and carry store
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NewsTesco promotes insider to new role of UK chief operating officer
Incoming Tesco UK chief executive Richard Brasher has drafted in a Tesco lifer to the newly created role of UK chief operating officer.